Past, current, and future missions and astronauts on the ISS. News, images, and other information provided by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). See also the European Space Agency (ESA) ISS web pages.

Includes special chronologies such as defining events in NASA history, lunar exploration timeline and highlights of the first 100 U.S. human space flights. Also includes events in aviation starting in 1915. From NASA.

An interactive table of NASA's missions that includes launch date, phase, NASA division, and mission names. Click on Name for detailed information and sort the list be clicking on column headings. From NASA.

Technologies, organizations and individuals who have transformed technology developed for space exploration into products that help improve the quality of life on Earth. From the Space Foundation and NASA.

Includes: Archives (1976 to the present); Spinoff Database that is searchable by Topic, NASA Center, Manufacturer, State, Category, and Spinoff Issue; and an Exploration and Innovation Timeline in PDF format. From the Technology Transfer Program of NASA.

"This material is being kept online for historical purposes. Though accurate at the time of publication, it is no longer being updated. The page may contain broken links or outdated information, and parts may not function in current web browsers. Visit NASA.gov for current information." This is an archived site of women who worked at NASA, but may not work there currently.

Pan and zoom through the visible universe through this virtual map, which consists of combined images and information from various astronomical observatories around the world as well as space telescopes such as Hubble. You can also search for planets, moons, stars, constellations, galaxies, nebulae, and switch the view to different wavelengths (visible, X-ray, infrared). Also check out Google Moon and Google Mars.

"The American Astronomical Society (AAS) is the major organization of professional astronomers in North America. Our mission is to enhance and share humanity's scientific understanding of the universe." Highlights include The Astronomical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal (abstracts only), Educational resources (Careers in Astronomy, information for teachers), and more.

"The Planetary Society, founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman, inspires and involves the world's public in space exploration through advocacy, projects, and education. Today, The Planetary Society is the largest and most influential public space organization group on Earth." Includes news, images, and mission updates. Note: some content is available only through paid membership.

"The mission of the SETI Institute is to explore, understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe." SETI stands for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Website includes news, images, podcasts, publications, an archive of online lectures, and information about the Drake Equation and the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe.